Diet in childhood and adult cardiovascular and all cause mortality: the Boyd Orr cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association between childhood diet and cardiovascular mortality.

Design

Historical cohort study.

Setting

16 centres in England and Scotland.

Participants

4028 people (from 1234 families) who took part in Boyd Orr's survey of family diet and health in Britain between 1937 and 1939 followed up through the National Health Service central register. EXPOSURES STUDIED: Childhood intake of fruit, vegetables, fish, oily fish, total fat, saturated fat, carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin E estimated from household dietary intake.

Main outcome measures

Deaths from all causes and deaths attributed to coronary heart disease and stroke.

Results

Higher childhood intake of vegetables was associated with lower risk of stroke. After controlli

SUBMITTER: Ness AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1768996 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature